Guayanilla – A lot has been said about the Windmar project, a wind energy park proposed for installation in Guaryanilla, Puerto Rico. Despite strong opposition to this project from the community, the mayor, the municipal assembly. scientisits, academics, environmentalists, etc., the proponent together with certain government functionaries make it impossible to try justifying this barbarity. The Windmar Renewable Energy company and its owner Victor González Barahona has used twisted and out-of-context information to promote their project.

According to Windmar, “the attraction of the first wind energy part will bring tourism.” This lie is found in its promotional slide show titled “Blowing the desire for a better Puerto Rico into Guayanilla”. The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Javier Velez Arocho said the same thing. Let’s look at the reality of tourism and wind energy parks.

Wind energy parks: negative for tourism in Scotland

Loss of investment, change of plans

The world-famous American tycoon Donald Trump, is threatening to cancel his proposed investment of £300 million (c. €450 million) in Scottish tourism if a wind energy park spoils the view. Moreover, the Highland Councillors are thinking of reducing the number of zones suitable for large wind energy parks from 11 to 3. Tourism interests have been critical of the destruction of the Scottish countryside, and a survey of tourists gives them good reason. Source: iberica200.org.

Tourism opposes construction of wind energy park

By Soila Paniagua

Santo Domingo, 23 February – The Secretary of Tourism, Félix Jiménez, yesterday objected to the construction of a wind energy park in Cabo Engaño, in the El Salado region, La Altagracia province, after stating that such work would affect the tourism industry, for which reason he ordered its suspension. Source: El Cometa.

Friday 23 Feb. 2007 – The Secretary of Tourism, Félix Jiménez, reported yesterday that his ministry was opposed to the construction of a wind energy park developed by the Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium (Cepem), saying that it is against the laws of the State. Source: El Caribe.

The hotel consortium Globalia, chaired by Spanish businessman Pepe Hidalgo, declared its opposition to the construction of a wind energy park in Estate 5, Punta Cana, as revealed by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Felucho Jimenez. The Tourism chief said he received a call from Hidalgo to express his rejection of the energy installation, since the Spanish company owns land in the same area to develop a complex of hotels and villas for $40 million. Source: elmasacre.com

Wind – The people do not want wind energy parks

Cities of Alicante province, Spain, repudiate wind energy projects which destroy their heritage and their quality of life

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 – The city councils of a score of towns affected by the wind energy project in the Almudaina and Álfaro mountains declare their disagreement with the 50 wind turbines that the Government wants to impose. At stake is the destruction of the natural and cultural heritage of an area of great charm, whose tourism potential will be destroyed as giant turbines are raised on the ridges. Source: iberica2000.org

The tourism industry does not want more turbines

E. Diaz Viteri

16/01/2003 – The businesses of Oscos-Eo Rural Tourism took advantage of the Tuesday visit of the Director General of Tourism, Javier de la Ballina, to Taramundi to deliver a written statement asking that no more wind energy parks be installed in western Asturias. The businesses had already sent a letter with this petition to the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, Jesús Urrutia. Source: La Voz de Asturias.

Hospitality associations reject more wind farms in the Oscos region

Oviedo, Aug. 29 (EFE) – Hospitality associations in the Oscos region have requested the Government of the Principality to erect no more wind energy parks in the municipality given the impact on the landscape that can be caused by the presence of wind turbines and the repercussions for rural tourism. Source: AOL noticias.

Tourism, landscape, and wind farms in Els Ports

Tribune: Paco Tortosa

Whoever has not visited the stunning mountain landscapes of the interior districts of Els Ports and Alt Maestrat need to mke haste to be near them for their power to stir the emotions with their silhouettes drawn by knolls, hills, chapels, snow-fed wells and primal forests, bathed in an almost mystical silence. And why? Because those silhouettes, that have accompanied the work of its inhabitants over its long history, will soon see an undesired guest that will ruin those landscapes that hold in their harmonious combination of natural and traditional human elements its greatest value. A few days ago work began on the first wind energy park of 67 that will radically transform the landscape and rural settings best preserved in the interior mountains of Valencia. Source: elPais.com

Tourists flee wind energy parks in Villanueva de Oscos

R.L. Murias

A survey conducted among holidaymakers in the region reveals that 87 percent would not come to the area if there are more wind turbines. The installation of more wind energy parks in Oscos and Taramundi would adversely affect the influx of tourism in both municipalities. Source: Oscos-Eo and Anturta Association of Rural Tourism

Tourism businesses oppose erection of wind energy parks in Occidente

Luis Hernando

25.01.08 – Tourism businesses of Occidente fear that the excessive proliferation of wind farms in the region could stop the influx of visitors to the area. Therefore, they are asking the Principality and the town councils to take into account this sector when establishing their location. This was demanded yesterday by the president of the Federation of Tourism Associations of western Asturias, Bernardo José Alija, in the Occidnete Forum III held in Luarca. Source: elcomerciodigital.com

Tourism associations believe that wind energy parks are holding back the development of the sector

D. F. / Navia

Tourism businesses of Occidente disagree with the massive development of wind energy parks in the region, as planned in the Oscos-Eo area. The regional federation, which includes eleven tourism associations from throughout Occidente, considers that this type of development “holds back the development of the sector”. Source: El Comercio

We can cite countless articles and news regarding this issue, especially in the English language. This is not written with the purpose of promoting tourism businesses – we support nature tourism. We only want to unmask The Big Lie, The Other Side of the Windmar Project.

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